Hailed by The New York Times as impressive, lithe, persuasive, when the members of the Horszowski Trio (Hor-SHOV-ski) Jesse Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, and Rieko Aizawa played together for the first time, they immediately felt the spark of a unique connection. The New Yorker has called them "the most compelling American group to come on the scene." Their debut recording, an album of works by Fauré, Saint-Saëns, and DIndy in memory of Mieczysaw Horszowski was released by Bridge Records in 2014. Gramophone called them "a highly accomplished group," and raved: "exemplary performance... I long to hear more of the Horszowski Trio." Based in New York City, the Horszowski Trio is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. ___ Program: Haydn: "Gypsy" Trio Smetana: Trio in g minor Intermission Shostakovich: Trio #2 ___ The Lyra Music Festival is an outstanding series of summer classical music events based in Northampton, MA. Each July Lyra Music brings together world class musicians, outstanding young string players and pianists and an exceptional faculty of professional musicians and educators for concerts, masterclasses and outreach performances. ___ All ticketed events will take place at Sage Hall on Smith Campus in Northampton, MA, please see our website for FREE outreach concerts with Lyra Music Student performers throughout the Pioneer Valley in July. www.lyramusic.org.